Sec. 1702.023.  ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS.  The committee's public members must be representatives of the general public.  A person may not be a public member of the committee if the person or the person's spouse:
(1)  is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of private investigations or private security;
(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department;
(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department; or
(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the department other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for committee membership, attendance, or expenses.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.558, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.05, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.006, eff. September 1, 2019.